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Vik Chadha

Investor

Investment Advisory Partner at Poplar Ventures

Prospect, Kentucky, United States

About

Founder and CEO of Scalable Ventures and co-founder of GlowTouch Technologies and Backupify; serves as an Investment Advisory Partner.

Experience

  1. Scalable VenturesFounder and CEOcurrent2010 — presentLouisville, Kentucky Area
  2. UnifyCXCo-Foundercurrent2006 — presentLouisville, Kentucky Area
  3. RevoyantCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  4. MagntCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2012 — present
  5. Venture FirstBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  6. Unbridled VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — present
  7. Poplar VenturesInvestment Advisory Partnercurrent2019 — presentLouisville, Kentucky, United States
  8. The Startup ProjectOwnercurrent2011 — presentLouisville, KY
  9. YPOBoard Member2023 — 2024Bluegrass Gold Chapter
  10. Untitled FirmBoard Member2022 — 2023Louisville Metropolitan Area
  11. University of LouisvilleExecutive Vice President of Business Ventures2011 — 2016Louisville, Kentucky Area
  12. BackupifyCo-Founder2009 — 2014Greater Boston Area
  13. Greater Louisville Inc.Managing Director2001 — 2010Louisville, Kentucky
  14. bCatalyst (acquired by Hilliard Lyons)Entrepreneur-in-Residence2001Louisville, Kentucky
  15. GE Consumer and Industrial SystemsConsultant (Sr. Systems Analyst)1995 — 2000Louisville, Kentucky
  16. Electronet Information SystemsGraduate Co-op (Software Engineer)1992 — 1993Virginia

Skills & more

SaaS74Enterprise Software32Software as a Service (SaaS)5Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Business Strategy77Venture Capital48Cloud Computing44New Business Development32Online Marketing24Business Development25Software Development16
+12 moreSocial Media MarketingMarketing StrategyE-commerceConsultingB2BAnalyticsMarketingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Strategic PartnershipsGo-to-market StrategyBusinessStrategy

From Vik's professional profile.

Colleagues at Poplar Ventures

Chris Joseph
Investment Advisory Partner at Poplar Ventures
Chris Schremser
Investment Advisory Partner at Poplar Ventures
Christian Miller
Principal at Poplar Ventures
Doug Smith
Investment Advisory Partner at Poplar Ventures
Greg Langdon
Investment Advisory Partner at Poplar Ventures
Jim Lacy
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
John H. Willmoth
Founder and Managing Partner at Poplar Ventures
Michael Davis
Investment Advisory Partner at Poplar Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vik Chadha?
Founder and CEO of Scalable Ventures and co-founder of GlowTouch Technologies and Backupify; serves as an Investment Advisory Partner.
Where does Vik Chadha work?
Vik Chadha is Investment Advisory Partner at Poplar Ventures.
Where did Vik Chadha go to school?
Vik Chadha studied at Virginia Tech College of Engineering (MS, Electrical Engineering (major in Computer Engineering)); Manipal Institute of Technology (B.E., Electronics and Communications Engineering); St. Xavier's College (HSC, Science).

Founder mafias

Manipal Institute of Technology mafia10

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Shourya LalaBachelor of Technology - BTechFounded Third Chair +1Arushi GandhiBachelor of Technology - BTechFounded Bugbase +1Arjun BasuBachelor's degreeFounded mydalaJitesh LuthraB.EFounded PropheseeJosée OuelletBachelor of TechnologyFounded iVoyKunal TanejaBsc (IT)Founded Baraka

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St. Xavier's College mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Vicky BindraFinance and AccountingFounded Pine Labs +1Manpreet RatiaBachelorsFounded FlipkartDeepak HathiramaniB.S.Founded Vistronix Intelligence & Technology SolutionsSharmeen Mitha-SehgalFounded AppycoupleRakesh GoyalBachelor of CommerceFounded Velt

Virginia Tech College of Engineering mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bailey SpellBachelor's degreeFounded LedgerUpEli Bullock-PapaBachelor of Science - BSFounded Pax Historia

Poplar Ventures mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Chris JosephInvestment Advisory PartnerFounded Mercatus

Same school

Also attended Virginia Tech College of Engineering2

Bailey SpellFounder at LedgerUpEli Bullock-PapaFounder at Pax Historia

Also attended Manipal Institute of Technology26

Sumant MandalCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersMark FernandesManaging Partner at Sierra VenturesKendall BardenFund Accountant at Sierra VenturesNishant BankaAssociate at Moneta VenturesTanishk ShivelyMarketing Manager, Storytelling, Branding & VC Partnerships at Eximius VenturesSubhash BediAdvisor at Rising Capital

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Also attended St. Xavier's College29

Mark FernandesManaging Partner at Sierra VenturesKendall BardenFund Accountant at Sierra VenturesSiddharth GuptaVP - Finance at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpPaula MariwalaGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesManpreet RatiaManaging Partner, Portfolio Success at Jungle VenturesRahul AgarwallaFounding and Managing Partner at SenseAI Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at YPO194

Alex ChachavaInvestor at Leta CapitalRaoul Oscar FianoInvestor at DN CapitalJeff BergerVenture Partner at FJ LabsRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesRobert CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDan MalvenVenture Partner at Alpha Partners

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Also worked at Backupify4

Simeon SimeonovAdvisor at One Way VenturesRob MayGeneral Partner at Half Court VenturesVishal SunakInvestor at Impellent VenturesSteve WietreckiManaging Partner at Perkins Cove Partners

Also worked at GE Consumer and Industrial Systems225

Karim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Alex ConstantinopleChief Marketing Officer at GreycroftSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersMatthew StoneCOO at FJ LabsAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion Capital

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